Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 91, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 August 1929 — Page 3

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SCHOOL CITY BUDGET WILL CALL FOR $1.34 TAX LEVY

32-CENT BOOST ESTIMATED FOB COMING YEAR Total Appropriations Are Set at $9,125,400, Says York. BIG SLASH IS MADE Revised Figures Fail to Provide for Proposed New Buildings. The 1930 school city budget, to be presented to the school board Tuesday night for approval, will require a tax levy of $1.34, an increase of cents over the 1929 levy, C. C. York, business director, announced today. Total appropriations in the budget tor next year are $9,125,400. The completed budget, as announced today, carries a marked reduction over the figure as it stood last week. It includes a working balance of only $700,000 instead of more than $1,000,000, as had been proposed, and makes no provision for new Schools 81 and 82 and additions to School, 15 and 49. as had been planned, to prevent reducing the already low bonding power. Nearly $2,000,000 Up The budget total, taking into consideration the $608,000 estimated miscellaneous revenue for next year, makes a grand total of $9,733,400, which is nearly 2.000.000 more than the budget total for this year $8,073,021. The levy and the amount it will raise, by funds: Special fund, $.592, $4031,520: tuition fund, $.679, $4,623.990: library fund, $.06. $408,600; free kindergarten fund, $.009, $61,290. Levy figures, by funds, this year were: Special, $.514: tuition, $.437; library.’, $.06: free kindergarten, $.009: total. $1.02. The levy is based on a total assessed valuation of $681,000,000. However, -the actual valuation figure probably will be near $689,000,000, which would permit a 4-cent reduction in the levy. Deficit Is Shown York's statement revealed a $173.584 deficit in the sinking fund. The special school fund levy for this year of $.524 provided $605,000 for the sinking fund payment, but when the tax board ordered the levy reduced to $ 514 the appropriation for payment from special school fund to sinking fund was left to bear the entire reduction of $67,000, York said. The law requires a payment of 5 per cent of the outstanding indebtedness each year. In addition, he reported, transfers were made from the sinking fund for supplementary books, new buildings, and additions, Shortridge and Arsenal Technical high school funds in the sum of $106,584, a procedure held to be irregular by organizations scrutinizing the budget. Furthermore, he pointed out, provision for janitors, carpenters and similar employes was $30,000 less than requirements. Total deficit shown in the special fund is $280,163, while the tuition fund deficit this year will be $137,800.

Capital Outlay Large The 1930 budget includes an item nf 51.118.000 for capital outlay, not included in the budget for this year. This includes $450,000 for the first unit of Broad Ripple high school; $392,000 for new School 20 and additions to Schools 6 and 8; and $102,000 to purchase real estate for Schools 8, 80, 68. 47 and 20. Total capital outlay appropriation, including equipment and street improvements, is $1,409,086. Increase of $271,224 in the tuition fund, from which teachers are paid, is shown, making the fund total $4,505,924. This is due to the increasing salary schedule. Reduction of $7,500 is shown in the library fund approprations. Temporary loans of $1,250,000 must be retired this year. York reported, not including another $600,000 temporary loan, which must be made at once. Os this amount $400,000 will be needed to provide for September teachers’ salaries.

Will Eliminate Loans The $700,000 working balance included in the budget this year is for the purposeof gradually eliminating the necessity for making temporary loans. Only $20,000 was allowed in the budget for this year to pay interest on temporary lonas, whereas the total interest payments by the close of the year will be $46,368. The budget fro this year provided $137,800 less for teachers’ salaries than the contracts of teachers called for. York said. The tuition fund for next Ivear is $.242 higher than that of this year.

Dry Raiders .Arrest Ten ANDERSON. Ind.. Aug. 26—Ten persons were arrested by authorities here in a series of liquor raids over the week-end. They will be given hearings later.

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Prize Holstein and Guernsey dairy cattle from the famous Firestone farms of the rubber pioneer, Harvey S. Firestone, will be a feature at the Indiana state fair here Aug. 31-Sept. 7 A portion of the famous herd is shown in the above picture, each head with its individual attendant. In this herd is the noted Holstein cow. Side Hill Ormsby Segis, a show ring winner and the United States milk champion, having produced 136 pounds of milk in one day, 941.60 pounds of milk in seven

INDIANA LEGION MARCHES TODAY AT CONVENTION •Boys of ’l2-’lß’ Pass in Review Before ’Boys of ‘6l *’6s/ B>' Times Special RICHMOND. Ind.. Aug. 26.—Today’s session of the Indiana American Legion convention brought the most colorful event of the gathering, the parade with many bands, drum and bugle corps, floats and automobiles in line. Heading the line was the Eighth district legion posts’ members, holding the position by virtue of adding more members than any other district in the state. Other districts were represented in order, fixed by their membership gains. The Richmond Fife and Drum corps, national and state color guards and marshal formed the next division. Governor With Marchers Spanish-American war veterans were next in line followed by automobiles carrying Fred Weicking, Bluff ton. state commander of the legion: Governor Harry G. Leslie and party: Major General Dennis Nolan and aid; Mayor Lawrence Handley and party:, United States Senator Arthur Robinson. Representative Richard N. Elliott and President Elizabeth Eisenbise of the legion auxiliary. Among the organizations in line was the National 40 and 4b and drum and bugle corps, heading the Union City delegation; the Boy Scouts drum corps, sponsored by the Muncie post, and drum corps of the Decatur post. Musical corps from Tenth district included those of Williamsport and Lafayette; the Ninth. Frankfort, Tipton and Kokomo; and First. Vincennes.

Levs' Band in Line The Sixth district group, with which all Richmond organizations marched, was headed by the boys’ band from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans home at Knightstown. Paul Comstock was parade marshal. assisted by Ben Ball, Robert F. Martin, Ray K. Chalfant and Leroy F. Harding. In the renewing stand were members of the Grand Army of the Republic and convention guests. Among the novel features of the session is the offer of the Richmond Amateur Radio Club to send wireless messages to any part of the world without cost to convention visitors. Universal military service in war was advocated today by Major-Gen-eral D. E. Nolan, Columbus, 0., in his address before the joint opening business sessions of the Legion and its auxiliary. Nolan said in part: “What we need is a law that will make this a real nation in arms in case of another great national emergency, on that will apply to all classes, and make the war, if it unfortunately comes, everybody’s war. Because modern wars are fought by the whole people and will all the resources of the nation behind the people, and to win success we must have the system of compulsory service. ‘ • “The Legion has interested itself in securing an amendment to the national defense act of 1920. We have postponed in our national defense act the training of the mass of our soldiers until after we declare war. Most of the principal powers of the world have the compulsory system of service in time of peace. Their young men are j trained from eighteen months to (three years before they declare war.” Injuries Cause Death Pj/ Times svreial WABASH. Ind.. Aug. 26.—Arnold Pierce, carnival employe, died at the Wabash county hospital here of injuries suffered two weeks ago when a truck on which he was riding upset in a ditch. The body will be sent to Ontario, Canada, for funeral services and burial.

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days and 3.190 pounds of milk in thirty days. This cow was a world record cow in Class B. Other famous members of the herd are the Guernsey Langwater Clara and the famous Imported Queen's Fairy of Hillside. Both of these cows were bred to the SII,OOO bull Langwater Paroah. Imported Queen’s Fairy recently gave birth to a heifer calf. Firestone now maintains at his farms at Akron and Columbiana, 0., 170 head of well bred, true to type, high producing animals.

AUTO THEFT ALLEGED Cincinnati Complaint Brings Arrest of Two Here. Less than an hour after Cincinnati, O.) police early today telephoned a report of theft of an automobile by two young boys who drove towards Indianapolis Sunday night, Sergeant John Wilson’s squad arrested the youths, one 16 and another 17, near Speedway City. Police say the boys confessed to stealing the car. They are held as fugitives. LAD. 6, IS SHOT BY PLAYMATE Rifle Explodes in Hands of Boy, Arthur Sullivan, 6-year-old son of Michael Sullivan, 2170 North Pensylvania street, was wounded critically today when an “unloaded" .22-caliber rifle exploded in the hands of a playmate, Vincent Beyer, 8, of 2176 North Pennsylvania street. The two boys were playing in Vincent's home under supervision of his 13-year-oidsister, whom their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Beyer, placed'in charge of the household when she left this morning for a visit in the country. The gun, property of Vincent’s older brother, Lawrence, 22, was left in a corner of the kitchen when its owner finished target practice early today. One cartridge remained in the chamber. “I aimed once at the door, and it didn’t go off, so I didn’t think there was anything in it,” Vincent sobbed after the shooting. “Then I pointed it at the door again. I ain’t such a good shot, and I didn’t expect anything to come out." Hearing the gun’s report, Lawrence ran to the kitchen, where Arthur lay on the floor. The bullet entered the right side, passed through the liver, and emerged from the hip. Lawrence took the wounded boy to St.. Vincent’s hospital, where an operation was performed in an attempt to save his life. Hospital attendants said he had slight chance to recover. There were no arrests. Vincent has one brother. Frank, 13.

RETURN FROM MEETING State Heads Back in Indianapolis After Commissioners' Session. Mark Rhoads, state securities commissioner, and Earl Coble, chief examiner, returned to the statehouse today after attending the annual national meeting of securities commissioners at Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., Rhoads presented a paper at the meeting, as chairman of the committee on fraud prevention, and Coble lead in the informal disoussion which followed. HOBART BANK REOPENS Institution’s Affairs Now Reported to Be in Sound Shape. Amreican Trust and Savings bank, Hobart, reopened today after ebing closed since Aug. 8. it was announced by Thomas D. Barr, assistant state banking commissioner, who returned to the statehouse after spending some time with bank officials organizing the institution’s affairs. They are now in sound condtiion, he reported. NEGRO GUNMAN SOUGHT Louisville Police Officer Is Wounded in Battle. Indianapolis detectives today were asked to watch for Melvin Lewis, alias Elihugh White, Negro, 32, of Louisville, who is alleged to have shot a policeman there Sunday. The telegram to Detective Chief Jerry Kinney said it was believed White was injured in the gun battle with the Louisville police officer.

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CHINA DRAFTS TOOTH FOR WAR IN MANCHURIA Soviet Forces’ Strength Causes Conscription of All Over 17. By United Press •PEIPING, Aug. 26.—China's military command today decided to draft into the army all youths over 17 years old as an extreme measure in coping with the Soviet forces which were reported to be increasing their offensive operations along the Man-churian-Siberian frontier. The Chinese border defenders were estimated to be outnumbered by the Russians by three to one with new red army regiments arriving in the frontier zone daily. Reports from Manchuli today indicated the Russians were increasing their incursions into Manchurian territory and doing great damage to Chinese Eastern railway property. Soviet airplanes appeared over Muling, near Suifenho, Sunday and from the western border, it was reported the Chinese destroyed an important bridge on the railway because a Soviet armored train had threatened to advance.

'GOING jm FAR’ Insurance Policy Demand Is Cause for Divorce, When his wife, Julia, demanded that he take out a life insurance policy, naming her as chief beneficiary, Charles Bremmer, 326 Orange street, decided affairs had gone far enough according to allegations made in a divorce petition filed today in circuit court. Bremmer also charges in his petition that for eight days following their marriage Feb. 10 his wife refused to live with him because she didn’t like the house he had rented. At the end of eight days she came to the home and demanded the life insurance policy, he alleges. They were separated Feb. 27.

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HIGHWAY BODY TO OPEN PROBE ON WEDNESDAY Commissioner Says Inquiry Will Not End With Director’s Report. Results of Highway Director John J. Brown's inquiry into charges of inefficiency and mismanagement in the motor transport division will be among matters discussed when the highway commission meets Wednesday at the cottage of Commissioner Jess Murden on Lake Manitou, near Rochester. Brown said today. “This will not be a secret meeting," Brown declared, “but the public and press are not invited to attend because we want to be alone for the mapping out of our plans for next year. “Particularly we do not want to be bothered by meddling politicians. They have no influence with the commission, but some of them think they do and try to exercise it.” A few weeks ag othe commission held a meeting at the cottage, which was attended by Governor Harry G. Leslie. At that time Chairman Albert J. Wedeking expressed surprise that the newspapers learned of it, for he said it was supposed to be. secret.

To Discuss Inefficiency At that meeting the commission plans likewise were up for discussion, particularly th increase in the scope of the department headed by Chief Engineer William A. Titus. Brown declared that the alleged inefficiency of the. motor transport department will be discussed, but indicated that he didn't think that there was much inefficiency. Wedeking has promised that the commission’s inquiry will not end with Brown’s report. While the commission is privately discussing the expenditure of some $20,000,000 of public money out in the woods, bids will be received at the statehouse annex for the oil and gasoline for the year. The contract, includes 3.000.000 gallons of gasoline, 175.000 gallons of lubricating oils, 140.000 pounds of various grades of cup, axle and transmission grease and oil for use in hoists, and kerosene. Open Bids for Bridges!

The estimated cost is approximately $950,000. The present contract is held by the Standard Oil Company. Tuesday the commission will open bids for three new bridges and repairing one now in use. The repairs are to the substructure and the addition of two 75-foot spans to replace the present swing span over the Wabash river on State Road 50 at Vincennes. New bridges include two 36-foot spans and one 68 feet over the New York Central railroad on 41 in Newton county; one 50-foot on 67 in Delaware county and one 40 on l>7 in Jay county. The railroad bridge involves moving some 8,000 cubic yards of earth for an approach grading.

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SCHOOL BOARD j NAMING GROUP ASKSJOR AID Nominations Are Invited by Committee for November Election. Five persons who will select three candidates for city school commissioners’ posts in the November election on a non-partisan slate were named today by Herman C. Wolff, chairman of the Indianapolis citizens school committee. Those named were: Mrs. Logan Hughes, president of the Indianapolis Federation of Pa rent-Teacher Associations, chairman: A. J. Vioght, south side business man; Thomas C. Howe, former Butler university president; City Councilman Edward Harris and Wolff.

The sub-committee began work at once and announced all suggestions for candidacies of two Indianapolis men and a woman for the school commissioners’ places will be considered. The group said a report probably will be made early in September. Decision to pick three persons as candidates was made Friday night when fifty representatives of civic and business organizations met at the Lincoln. The citizens school committee was organized to combat politics in conduct of Indianapolis public schools. Retired Farmer Buried CLOVERDALE. Ind.. Aug. 26.—t. S. Sinclair, 88. retired farmer, was buried here Saturday. He died Thursday night,

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